The conference will be webcast live from New York City (roughly 10:30 AM – 6 PM EST) to provide access to viewers worldwide. Individuals, groups, and organizations are encouraged to host viewing parties of the event. This year, Slow Food Vermont, Slow Food UVM and The Food Systems Spire at UVM will be hosting the viewing party for Burlington! We hope you will drop in anytime during the day!

TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat

A full day of talks exploring the state of our food system and our progress toward sustainability.

The list of speakers includes the following luminaries who help shape the sustainable food movement:

Fred Bahnson, Author of Soil & Sacrament: Four Seasons Among the Keepers of the EarthAnnemarie Colbin, Founder and CEO of the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in New York CityAnn Cooper, Chef and Renegade Lunch LadyTanya Fields, Founder of the BLK ProjeKMaisie Greenawalt, Bon Appétit Management CompanyGary Hirshberg, Chairman of Stonyfield FarmAnna Lappé, Founding Principal of the Small Planet Institute and Small Planet FundPeter Lehner, Executive Director of NRDC and NRDC Action FundSimran Sethi, award-winning journalist, strategist, and educatorLindsey Shute, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the National Young Farmers CoalitionKaren Washington, founder of Black Urban Growers (BUGs) and New York City community activist since 1985Steve Wing, epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillTama Matsuoka Wong, professional forager and principal of MeadowsandMoreBill Yosses, Pastry Chef at The White House